Resources

For students interested in disability rights/justice on campus, please join the local DREAM Chapter at MSU. Meetings are held every Friday at noon via zoom; these and other events are listed on Engage.  For more information, contact  <dream.montclairsu@gmail.com> or @MsuDream on Twitter

Montclair State University Related Resources:

• Human Resources: Americans with Disabilities (ADA) Related Information
  Individualized accommodation information for employees of Montclair State University 
• Disability Resource Center (DRC)
  Resources and individual accommodations process for students at Montclair
• Digital Accessibility Initiative at Montclair 
  Overview of the initiative as well as accessibility related trainings and resources 
• Convert your documents into a more accessible format with SensusAccess
  As part of the University’s continuing efforts to improve the accessibility of MSU’s electronic content, SensusAccess is now available to all faculty, staff and students with a university email address.

The following are national organizations:

• Disability Rights, Education, Activism, and Mentoring (DREAM)
• AHEAD – Association on Higher Education and Disability
• National Center for College Students with Disabilities
• Rooted in Rights: Disability storytelling
• Sins Invalid – 10 Principles of Disability Justice

The following are Disability Rights and/or Disability Justice campaigns, initiatives, organizations:

• There Is No Justice Without Disability / Ford Foundation
• #AccessThat – Rooted in Rights
• 10 Principles of Disability Justice — Sins Invalid
• Black Lives Matter and Disability Resources
• ADAPT.org
• Autistic Self Advocacy Network
• Communication First

The following are Federal & State Government Resources:

• The Americans with Disabilities Act
  U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, webpage (beta) on ADA.
  Incudes links to full text of statute and current regulations. 
• New Jersey Department of Human Services: The Americans with Disabilities Act
  State of New Jersey website on the Americans with Disabilities Act
  
• Section508.gov
  US General Services Administration (GSA) federal legal requirements for digital accessibility 
• Making Meetings Accessible
  Guidelines from the CDC for making meetings accessible